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A heartwarming, dramatic and epic fan-service that's so filled with passion for the source material that, aligned with original characters and settings, is sure to capture the hearts of both die hard AKB48 fans and those who have never cared much about them.
While being a fan certainly increases your enjoyment of this show, it never relies on references to make its point. The original characters ...

A heartwarming, dramatic and epic fan-service that's so filled with passion for the source material that, aligned with original characters and settings, is sure to capture the hearts of both die hard AKB48 fans and those who have never cared much about them.
While being a fan certainly increases your enjoyment of this show, it never relies on references to make its point. The original characters are likeable and relatable, grabbing newcomers and fans - who will also get to enjoy the characters based on AKB members. The plot moves fast and dramatically, making this one of those anime series with a colossal build up and a just as satisfying pay off. Out of 26 episodes, perhaps only a couple of them can be called fillers, and even they bring something new to the plot or help develop the characters a bit further. Prepare yourself to spend the entire series crying your heart out. Just as its plot, this series is covered with love and dedication. Beautiful orchestrated renditions of the group's biggest hits make the OST shine throughout the series.
I leave here, as one of those die hard AKB48 fans, my most sincere recommendation to both fellow fans and non-fans alike. This is one truly special anime.
A perfect 10 for AKB48 fans / a 9 out 10 for newcomers.

If you already have an oshimen and/or voted in a senbatsu, then you probably took whatever steps necessary to find and watch season one of this show, so I'll spare the details. For those new to the AKB48 phenomenon, AKB0048 brings the talents of the MACROSS creator and SATELIGHT production family to the world of pop idols to create a future for AKB48 in a post-war universe where government ...

If you already have an oshimen and/or voted in a senbatsu, then you probably took whatever steps necessary to find and watch season one of this show, so I'll spare the details. For those new to the AKB48 phenomenon, AKB0048 brings the talents of the MACROSS creator and SATELIGHT production family to the world of pop idols to create a future for AKB48 in a post-war universe where government considers passion detrimental to society. The majority of epsiodes, if season one is a guide for season two, will be chock-full of mecha goodness as the AKB0048 girls fight to defeat the "entertainment ban" with music, "mic-sabres", EMP bombs and mobile suits.

The concept of the AKB48 "general election" seems set to be a main plot-line for this season, and the AKB0048 characters, both "members" and "trainees," will have to learn to work together while being fiercely competitive for their fans' attention in order to advance to leader jobs in the group. I am pretty sure the Japanese fan base will be voting on some part of the season two outcome, perhaps, via ballots enclosed in season one DVD/BD sets.

AKB48 novices may find this show a little too esoteric at first, but the characters are straightforward and the plot is compact, so it's easy to pick it up. The color structure is brightly "kirakira" and the trad + 3DCG animation are well-blended, but the "big screen" experience of this show is pretty flashy. The mecha scenes of space and planetary combat are what you should expect from SATELIGHT. The VA's for the "members" are all veterans of the industry; the "trainee" VA's were all elected from AKB48 and its sister groups, and the dialogue builds on the public image of AKB48 that is well known in Japan and the rest of Asia and growing in popularity elsewhere. The music is...well...almost all from AKB48, so it's top drawer, and the AKB sub-unit "NO NAME" has produced with OP and ED for this season, too.

I recommend you give it a go and try it out. When I talked with SATELIGHT at Otakon in 2012, they seemed deeply surprised that any U.S. fans had followed season one, so kudos to CR for bagging season two early in its release!

No, seriously, its about vigilante pop idol singers IN SPACe. And it's awesome. Not only is it super cute, but there's a really good and emotional plotline in there as well (I cried okay) because these cute girls are living and fighting in a world with a corrupt government that has put a ban on all music. They perform "guerrilla concerts" in which they fight the power while bringing hope and ...

No, seriously, its about vigilante pop idol singers IN SPACe. And it's awesome. Not only is it super cute, but there's a really good and emotional plotline in there as well (I cried okay) because these cute girls are living and fighting in a world with a corrupt government that has put a ban on all music. They perform "guerrilla concerts" in which they fight the power while bringing hope and happiness to the people. I highly recommend this! <3

now i have watched plently idol animes before this so you can say im a veteran. And i think this is the best one ive seen almost as good as Full Moon Wo Sagashite. But this is just awesome. The plot is perfect, the characters are so easy to relate to and the songs are AMAZING!!! I legit get chills listening to the songs even though i cant because i would cry my eyes out but yeah. I wish there was ...

now i have watched plently idol animes before this so you can say im a veteran. And i think this is the best one ive seen almost as good as Full Moon Wo Sagashite. But this is just awesome. The plot is perfect, the characters are so easy to relate to and the songs are AMAZING!!! I legit get chills listening to the songs even though i cant because i would cry my eyes out but yeah. I wish there was an season 3 or an ova but who care s it have an great ending so im satisfied. Also one more thing this anime does have an dark part in it towards the end which caught me off guard.

I finished all of AKB0048 a while ago, and I will say that I really like it (mostly because I'm very biased towards "Idol" animes [Love Live, IM@S etc.]).
I did not know about the real AKB before this anime, so I walked into it blind. I was confused for a while and had to put all of these aspects together in my head on my own (Ex, what a successor is and the whole trainee generations ). I assume ...

I finished all of AKB0048 a while ago, and I will say that I really like it (mostly because I'm very biased towards "Idol" animes [Love Live, IM@S etc.]).
I did not know about the real AKB before this anime, so I walked into it blind. I was confused for a while and had to put all of these aspects together in my head on my own (Ex, what a successor is and the whole trainee generations ). I assume that the creators expect you to know about AKB before watching the anime, so they didn't spend a whole bunch of time with explanations. If they actually did explain things, they explained them pretty "distanced" from each other (Ex. I didn't learn about the start of AKB [Akihabara] until I think season 2? ).
I found that the morals in some of the episodes were not quite clear, which was another problem I had with the whole story telling aspect. Mimori says at one point that Kanata should be more greedy and Makoto's episode is that she is reminded of the fact she's a failure, but her failures make other people feel more...proud of themselves? Again, quite hard (at least for me) to understand.
I also felt like the characters were not loved equally (If that makes sense). I mean that in each character's centered episode. To my memory, Linda and Sonata did not have centered episodes but the other girls did, which leaves quite a bit of their stories and personalities to be left in the shadows. The only knowledge I have of Linda's story comes from flashbacks showing her and her grandmother. The only things I know about Sonata is that she is the little sister of Kanata and that her father died.
I'm not to interested in things like mechas or Si-fi types of animes, but this seemingly odd mix of mechas and cute idols was very surprising. The plot is interesting and grabbed my attention.
The animation is very shiny and beautiful. I found it cute that every character is designed with hearts ( the shine in their hair and eyes ). I will say that at first the jumps from the regular animation and the dancing concert animations was a bit of a jump, but did not take long to get used to it. I should also bring up the fact that I cried the first time seeing the first opening because of all the girls crying. It was done so beautifully that literally a 3-5 second scene made me cry because of the emotion and beauty put into the characters.
The music is stunning and i became a fan of every song that was put into the anime.

I really enjoyed this anime. Though the story telling was not too great in my opinion, the animation, lovely characters and amazing songs made me laugh, cry and smile
3/5

One of the few shows where I feel like I could fully be pulled in and invested in the characters; not to mention the catchy music to go along with it. With each episode you learn a little bit more about each character, and it becomes very easy to have more than one favorite that you root for. Definitely a must see.

This is by far one of the best Idol animes I have seen. From the interesting story of AKB0048 bringing entertainment to all their adoring fans no matter where they were; to the art and music! Pretty catchy songs that would get you hooked. Once you start watching it there is no turning back! Definitely a show to watch.

Didnt pay attention to this anime at all in the beginning when it first came out. now i regret it. was bored one day so started watching it, OMG I LOVE IT!!! Seasons 1 and 2 in same day! God i hope they make a third season!

About the Show

At the start of the 21st century, an interplanetary war broke out. Earth's ecosystem was severely damaged, and humanity was forced to flee
At the start of the 21st century, an interplanetary war broke out. Earth's ecosystem was severely damaged, and humanity was forced to flee the planet. On several planets of this new society, things that ‘disturb the heart’ like music and art are forbidden. That is, until AKB0048 is resurrected... ...more